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Intrigue

//ˈɪntɹiːɡ// noun, verb

Noun

1
A complicated or clandestine plot or scheme intended to effect some purpose by secret artifice; conspiracy; stratagem. countable, uncountable
"[…] lost in such a jungle of intrigues, pettifoggings, treacheries, diplomacies domestic and foreign […]"
2
a crafty and involved plot to achieve your (usually sinister) ends wordnet
3
The plot of a play, poem or romance; the series of complications in which a writer involves their imaginary characters. countable, uncountable
4
a clandestine love affair wordnet
5
Clandestine intercourse between persons; illicit intimacy; a liaison or affair. countable, uncountable
"I often used to smile at a young Ensign of the Guards, who always popped [pawned] his sword and watch when he wanted cash for an intrigue; […]"

Verb

1
To conceive or carry out a secret plan intended to harm; to form a plot or scheme. intransitive
2
form intrigues (for) in an underhand manner wordnet
3
To arouse the interest of; to fascinate. transitive
"Scenic illusions such as those caused by the haze, or the apparent diminution of scale where everything was enormous, intrigued Dutton."
4
cause to be interested or curious wordnet
5
To have clandestine or illicit intercourse. intransitive

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To fill with artifice and duplicity; to complicate. transitive
"And as wililye as thoſe ſhrewes that beguyle hym haue holpe hym to inuolue and intryke the matter: I ſhall vſe ſo playn and open a way therin, that euery man ſhall well ſee the trouth."

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French intrigue, from Italian intricare, from Latin intrīcō (“I entangle, perplex, embarrass”). Doublet of intricate.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French intrigue, from Italian intricare, from Latin intrīcō (“I entangle, perplex, embarrass”). Doublet of intricate.

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